Articles About Related People

This is an archive of articles about notable people within the Siddha Yoga world. They are organized in reverse chronological order so the most recent appears first.

2025: Legal developments in Victoria, Australia, relevant to Swami Shankarananda’s organization

2025: Christopher Hitchens on the history of abuse in the Catholic Church (Youtube video)

2023: Swami Shankarananda’s secretive sexual behaviour (link to external website)

2015: Swami Shankarananda; Police Investigate Sexual Abuse Claims (link to external website)

2012: John Friend’s Sexual Transgressions (PDF)

2012: John Friend: Downward Dog (PDF)